Now, that dream is closer to becoming a reality thanks to the trailblazing work of researchers at Caltech, who have developed ...

Increasing energy demands and problems associated with burning fossil fuels have heightened interest in more sustainable ...

Under normal sunlight, the system can heat up to 249°C, and it stays around 130°C during everyday use. That heat is enough to ...

JET (Joint European Torus ... Keeping the plasma stable and pure are two essential factors in making a fusion reactor work efficiently. Even so, the magnetic fields in these tokamak designs ...

At this point the Joint European Torus (JET) reactor holds the world record with ... it should be possible to work through a wide number of configurations in little time. With the ARC reactor ...

In addition, pipes need to be replaced at its Oi nuclear power plant's No. 3 reactor. Kansai Electric submitted repair plans to the government and expects to finish the work in January so it can ...

Scientists at Caltech have developed a new solar-powered device that could one day help make jet fuel without adding extra ...

Entrance to the reactor is restricted to those persons authorized to work in the facility. Unauthorized individuals must be escorted by authorized personnel. Authorizations, changes in procedures, ...

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--After more than a decade of construction work to secure safety, Tohoku Electric Power Co. showed off the No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant that it ...

Increasing energy demands and problems associated with burning fossil fuels have heightened interest in more sustainable energy sources, such as ...

More samples are needed, however, to make the work smoother when bigger efforts to remove the debris begin in the 2030s. A second sample-retrieval mission at the No. 2 reactor is expected in coming ...